Bragado | |
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  Bragado Location of Bragado inArgentina | |
| Coordinates:35°07′S60°30′W / 35.117°S 60.500°W /-35.117; -60.500 | |
| Country |  Argentina |
| Province |  Buenos Aires |
| Partido | Bragado |
| Founded by = Colonel Eugenio del Busto | 1857 |
| Elevation | 50 m (160 ft) |
| Population (2010 census) | |
• Total | 33,222 |
| CPA Base | B 6640 |
| Area code | +54 2342 |
| Climate | Cfa |
Bragado is a city in the center-northwestprovince ofBuenos Aires, Argentina, and the head town ofBragado Partido. The city is 210 km west-southwest fromBuenos Aires City, not far from theSalado River. Bragado is served by theSarmiento Railway with services running from the train station there toOnce railway station inBuenos Aires.[1]
The name of the city came from an old 18th century legend. At that time, there was a brave horse, incredibly beautiful and defiant, who went to the lagoon to drink water.
The natives and the soldiers of theArgentine Army wanted to tame the horse. There were many attempts to catch it, but the horse was brave and it was always fighting, defending its freedom. One day, a group of soldiers corner it against the lagoon, in a ravine, and when they were sure that it had no escape, the horse jumped to the water, killing itself. It preferred death to captivity.
The libertarian spirit of the horse was so amazing that the legend of the Bragado horse spread around the place and gave name to the city.
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